Holder for pull match packets



D. R. PAYNE HOLDER FOR PULL MATCH PACKETS May 29, 1934.

Filed Dec. 16, 1931 INVENTOR 170 72 16L R.Pa,yne

ATTORNEYS WITNESSES P Patented May 29, 1934 UNITED ST TES PATENT oFFicr;

1,961,078 HOLDER FOR PULL MATCH PACKETS Daniel R. Payne, New York, N. Y.

Application December 16, 1931, Serial No. 581,49?

4. Claims.

The invention relates to a mat-ch packet holder for supporting from a suitable base, such as an ash tray or the like, one or more pull match packets of the type such as disclosed in United States Letters Patent No. 1,861,356, granted May 31,

1 One of the principal objects of the present invention is to provide a holder of the indicated character which is so constructed and arranged as v 10 to engage with the packet or packets whereby the protruding ends of the matches are disposed in a convenient position for grasping and withdrawal from the packet while the packet is held against unintentional movement with respect to the 15 holder.

Another feature of the invention resides in the provision of a holder which is so constructed as to facilitate the emplacement of the match packets therein and the removal therefrom of the said 5 packets when empty.

Other objects of the invention reside in the comparative simplicity of construction of the holder, the economy with which the same may be produced and the general efliciency derived therefrom.

ingthe same in active use supporting a plurality of pull match packets.-

Figure 2 is a vertical sectional view there- "through illustrating in full and dotted lines the gripped and released positions of the leaves of the holder.

Figure 3 is a sectional plan view taken approximately on the line 3-3 of Figure 2.

Figure 4 is a fragmentary vertical sectional view illustrating a modified form of the packet engag- 1'4 ing means on the holder leaf.

Figure 5 is a sectional plan view thereof taken approximately on the line 5-5 of Figure 4.

Figure 6 is a vertical sectional view of a modi- 'fied form of holder.

Referring to the drawing by characters'of reference, and more particularly to the form of the invention illustrated in Figures 1, 2 and 3, the holder essentially comprises a pair of leaves 10--10 which are resiliently supported in parallel 31955 relation with their confronting faces 11 normally spaced apart a distance approximating the width of the match packets A which they are designed to hold. The leaves as shown in this form are provided with marginal side flanges 12 and marginal top flanges l3 and are formed at the lower Q ends with outturned integral rigid extensions 14 which are rigidly attached to a base 15. The base .15 is of a resilient material and is formed with a downwardly ofiset medial portion 16 for attachment to any suitable support affording a surface L S which disposes the ends 17 spaced above said surface to permit limited downward flexing of the ends 17 for spreading the leaves 10 apart for the purpose of facilitating the introduction of the packets A therebetween or the removal of said packets therefrom. If desired, the ends 17 maybe formed with terminals 18 which extend upwardly and inwardly and are suitably attached to the outer surfaces of the leaves 10 to brace and strengthen the connection between the leaves and the base 15.

in the modified form of the invention illustrated in Figpres 4 and 5, each leaf 10a is provided on its inner face lid with a plurality of pointed projections pr tines 12a which are designed to bite into the opposite side edges of the pacliets A, thereby dispensing with the employment of the marginal flanges 12 and 13. In other respects, the holder is identical with that of the preferred form of the invention. 8

In the form of the invention illustrated in Figure 5, the leaves b10b are formed integral with a connecting base 1111' which is mounted on and attached to the upwardly offset portion 12b of a support 1312, thereby affording clearance to 90 permit of the downward flexing of the ends of the base lib for spreading the leaves 10b apart. If desired, in this iorm of the invention, the leaves may have attached thereto the strips 142), the lower terminals of which are curled as at b to provide handles for effecting the flexing of the base 111), and which handles are designed to contact with the support 13b to limit the flexing of the base.

The holder is designed particularly for pull match packets of the type in which the rear ends of the matches B protrude from the open end 0 of the packet and are designed to be ignited as they are withdrawn from the packet. Either one or a plurality of packets A are designed to be arranged within the holder by spreading the leaves apart and permitting the inherent resiliency of the base of the holder to urge the leaves into clamping engagement with the packet. Ob-

viously, after the matches of the packet are de- 1140 pleted, the empty packets are removed by again spreading the leaves.

While there have been illustrated and described several preferred forms of the invention, it is to be understood that no limitation is intended to the precise structural details, and that variations and modifications which fall within the scope of the claims may be resorted to when desired.

What is claimed is:

1. A holder for pull match packets comprising a resiiient base having a downwardly offset medial portion, a pair of leaves rigidly carried by said base and disposed in parallel relation with the confronting faces thereof normally spaced apart the width of the packet, means on the confronting faces of said leaves for engaging with and holding the packet against unintentional movement with respect to the leaves and means for supporting the resilient base of said holder to permit of the flexing of the same to separate the leaves for emplacing or removing the packets.

2. As a new article of manufacture, a holder for pull match packets including a resilient base, a pair of leaves rigidly carried by the opposite ends of said base and disposed in parallel relation with the confronting faces thereof normally spaced apart the width of the packet, means formed on the confronting faces of said leaves for engaging with and holding the packet against unintentional movement with reference to said leaves, said resilient base serving as a means for normally urging said leaves into clamping engagement with the packet and for tensioning the same against separation and means formed on said holder for facilitating the flexing of the resilient base in a direction to spread the leaves for emplaoing the packets in the holder and for removing the same therefrom.

3. A holder for pull match packets comprising a resilient horizontally disposed base upon which the lower closed end of the match packet is adapted to rest, said base having a downwardly offset medial portion, a pair of upstanding leaves rigidly connected at their lower edges to the end portions of the base in spaced apart relation equal to the width of the match packet and means on the confronting faces of said leaves urged into clamping relation with the packet under the inherent resiliency of the base and releasable upon spreading of the leaves by downward flexing of the base.

4. A holder for pull match packets comprising a resilient horizontally disposed base upon which the lower closed end of the match packet is adapted to rest, said base having a downwardly offset medial portion, a pair of upstanding leaves rigidly connected at their lower edges to the end portions of the base in spaced apart relation equal to the width of the match packet and marginal side and top flanges formed on and protruding toward each other from the confronting faces of the leaves for embracingly engaging the side edges of the match packets under the inherent resiliency of the base, said leaves being adapted to be spread by downward flexing of the base to release the match packets.

DANIEL R. PAYNE.

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